counsel

Pronunciation

• enPR: kounʹ-səl, IPA ^(key): /ˈkaʊn.səl/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: council

Noun

Singular counsel

Plural counsels

1. (uncountable) Counsel is the giving or receiving of advice.
2. (countable) A counsel is a group of people that tell a person or organization what they should do.
   • Synonym: committee

Verb

Plain form counsel

Third-person singular counsels

Past tense counseled

Past participle counseled

Present participle counseling

Plain form counsel

Third-person singular counsels

Past tense counselled

Past participle counselled

Present participle counselling

1. When you counsel someone, you advise them.